WHAT do you think to Megan Markle writing messages to sex workers on bananas ?

[LardLizard]

Perhaps it was a nice bought but would have perhaps been better to write on the oranges instead

Also - One25 is a bloody amazing charity, please consider donating. They are life-changing, compassionate, feminist and all-round awesome. If MM raises awareness of their work, hats off to her.

For Christ’s sake, leave her alone. Writing messages on bananas seems to be a common ‚mom‘ thing in the US if my Facebook feed is any indication.

It does rather recall the Blessed Di borrowing the Royal Mews Roller of a night to go to Kings Cross and hand out Twenites to the girls in the hope this would make them stop.

@LardLizard actually these women are loved. I love these women.

I remember reading about the woman who held Stephen Lawrence when he died, she told him 'you are loved' as he died. That woman modelled how society should be.

One can certainly hope that the publicity will help funding for the charity.

one25.org.uk/

I think it showed that she is engaging with what she's doing, that she cares and that she wanted to do something small to make a difference. I would like to get a banana with a nice message on. I don't think it matters what the women do for money they are people first and foremost.

It seems to me Meg is not about liberating women at all and all about looking after the men, which isn't a feminist in my opinion

Right. Because writing a supportive message to these women was an implicit endorsement of sex work and the patriarchy as a whole What should she have written? "Make better choices, you stupid bint", perhaps?

What did she write?

It takes mean-spiritedness at the highest grade to make nasty comments about someone trying to spread a little encouragement and good will.

BalloonSlayer is she trying to spread goodwill or is she attention grabbing (again). The woman seems to have a thing about bananas - remember that she showed a message of two bananas spooning when speculation was rife about her relationship with Harry?

I think she did it with all good intent and hate how it is being twisted

KnitFastDieWarm your messages above are great

I got a banana with a "congratulations" message on it after running a race once. The only thing I thought was that someone had spent a lot of time doing it and that I wouldn't have bothered.

I think it was nice to put a note of support in the boxes and a banana's a better fruit than most to write on.

I thought it was silly wankery. This 'royal' family needs to go, or at least not be funded by the taxpayer anymore.

What balloonslayer said. She's trying to be nice.
I thought it was a lovely gesture.

Bananas are the only things sex workers read.

And when I saw the story my first thought was that it was a good idea because nobody could flog the messages on ebay.

Knitfastdiewarm IWill you tell me about this charity, please? I am interested in knowing more. Thank you.

i would just like to remind everyone how satisfying writing on a banana is. biro tho, obvs. go, give it a whirl.

Trying to spread goodwill, Percheron.

So she shared a meme about bananas once.

I ate one once. Laughed raucously once at a banana guard. Read an article once about writing on bananas in your DC's lunchboxes. Thought it was a lovely idea but never did it - might have done though! I definitely don't have a thing about bananas.

@percheron67 Another poster has posted a link to the charity in question, most cities will have similar projects. What would you like to know?

Struck me as a bit puerile and coveting some attention, like another poster said, just use a post it. Writing stuff like 'you are strong' just comes over as patronising.

Sounds like she is getting involved with a womens charity most MNers would approve of and support. Good for her 🍌🍌🍌

Attention seeking as always!

I thought no one was brave enough to tell her it was fucking cringe.

Plus side, those bananas will sell for shit loads on eBay.

The look on Harry's face said it all ....FFS